Chester Office

Hackettstown Office

176 Mountain Avenue, Suite 2A
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Tel: 908 - 452 - 5917

Fax: 908 - 879 - 2955

Winter Dry Skin Tips

If you live in or around Chester you would know that temperatures have been hovering below freezing, causing us to raise the heat and blast the furnace. Dry air from heating devices coupled with the low humidity of the winter months can cause the skin to become dry. Dry skin or “xerosis” can leave the skin flakey, dull in appearance, itchy, and inflamed. The skin can become so dry that it may even develop fissures (cracks), and it may even keep people up at night from itching.
To help prevent dry skin, here are some helpful hints to keeping your skin moisturized and vibrant during the winter months.

1. The best way to prevent dry skin is to keep skin moisturized:

– Immediately after showering or hand washing apply a moisturizer such as a lotion or cream to lock in moisture.

– For extra dry skin one can use a barrier repair lotion first (such as Cerave or Cetaphil for atopic skin – these moisturizers contain ceramides) and then applying an ointment or a product with higher oil content afterwards such as Aquaphor.

2. Humidifiers may help to add moisture to the air and help prevent dryness.

3. Avoid hot long showers; instead try luke warm water for shorter durations. Overuse use of soaps and bath foams, too much scrubbing and washing, and excessive water exposure damage the outer layer of skin (the stratum corneum) and reduce water retention.

In these uncertain times we would like to assure our patients that we are open to serve your dermatologic needs.

Protecting your health now is more important than ever, and the safety for our patients and staff is our utmost concern. We are adhering to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Academy of Dermatology safety guidelines to ensure the safety of your visit to our office.

We have implemented the following procedures and steps:

You can now check in for appointments directly from your car, and a nurse will escort straight to your exam room.

Masks are required for all patients and staff, and staff members are required to wear gloves.

Office appointments will be spread out to minimize interactions with others and to maintain social distancing.

Sanitary office environment. The office is sanitized and disinfected multiple times a day, including before and after each patient visit.

Staff are required to wash their hands before and after every patient with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rubs.

Telehealth Visits. We can also see patients virtually from the privacy and safety of their homes. For more information on the ease and convenience of a telehealth visit, please see below. Depending on your condition, we may need to see you at the office.

The Dermatology Specialists can now order COVID-19 antibody testing for all patients through local labs such as LabCorp and Quest. There is no cost to you per the 4/11/20 Press Release at www.cms.gov regarding Expanded Coverage for Essential Diagnostic Services Amid COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.